FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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The question then is, whether an Indian is, merely by reason of his birth within the United States, and of his afterwards voluntarily separating himself from his tribe and taking up his residence among white citizens, a citizen of the United States. Plaintiff did not acquire national citizenship on abandoning his tribe and therefore is not entitled to any of the rights, privileges, or immunities of citizens of the United States.Adapted from majority decision by Justice Horace Gray in Elk v. Wilkins (1884)Based on the text, how did the Supreme Court ruling in Elk v. Wilkins (1884) affect the interpretation of citizenship?
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It denied American Indians U.S. citizenship by birth.
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It limited citizenship to some American Indians on reservations.
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It extended citizenship to American Indians who had been assimilated. hip
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It allowed American Indians to vote if they intended to seek citizens
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